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[b]Username:[/b] Saccharine [b]Theme:[/b] Extreme Abilities [b]Species: [/b]Horned Lizard [b]Entry Type: [/b]Visual [b]Comment:[/b] I'd say squirting blood out of your eyes to deter predators is a pretty extreme ability! Several species of the horned lizard genus [i]Phrynosoma[/i] do that. The one in the picture I chose is a Texas horned lizard (as I'm originally from Texas!) and has a tracking device because they're being studied as they're in decline - read more about that in the article [url=https://wildlife.org/jwm-translocated-horned-lizards-face-new-hurdles/]here[/url]. [b]Entry:[/b] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=1&body=51&bodygene=6&breed=14&element=2&eyetype=0&gender=1&tert=56&tertgene=53&winggene=21&wings=51&auth=cca07958efc692cc8e8a6e41271485ff52d14d61&dummyext=prev.png[/img] [img]https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/texas-horned-lizards-1.jpg[/img]

[b]Username: [/b]GrimdarkRoxy [b]Theme: [/b]Extreme Abilities [b]Species: [/b]Mimic Octopus [b]Entry Type: [/b]Visual [b]Comment: [/b]Where did it go?? Wait.. is that an eel? Like other octopuses, they can disguise themselves with the background. However, the Mimic Octopus got their name from their ability of impersonate a wide variety of other marine animals! Not only do they use their ability to defend from predators, it also uses aggressive mimicry to approach prey, for example mimicking a crab as an apparent mate, only to DEVOUR ITS DECEIVED SUITOR On the image below, the mimic octopus is mimicking a flounder! [b]Entry:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/13926889][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/139269/13926889_350.png[/img][/url] [img]http://www.divetrip.com/kungkungan/mimic2.jpg[/img] image by Ken Knezick

[b]Username: [/b]MotherOfBeardies [b]Theme: [/b]Extreme Abilities [b]Species: [/b]Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee) [b]Entry Type: [/b]Visual [b]Comment: [/b]"According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway." [s](I know this isn't really a thing I just thought it would be funny)[/s] [b]Entry:[/b] [center][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=0&body=103&bodygene=25&breed=9&element=1&eyetype=4&gender=0&tert=93&tertgene=18&winggene=20&wings=139&auth=aa4d9e661d734360b903bbe00f317a75af31d77c&dummyext=prev.png[/img][/center]

Username: Jeydis Theme: Day 5 - Extreme Abilities Species: Axolotl Entry Type: Visual (scry) Comment (Optional): Don't underestimate these cute creatures. They may look dopey but within them lies the fantastical power of regeneration. The axolotl does not heal by scarring and is capable of the regeneration of entire lost appendages in a period of months, and, in certain cases, more vital structures, such as tail, limb, central nervous system, and tissues of the eye and heart. Some have indeed been found restoring the less vital parts of their brains. Entry: [outfit=1408063] [img]https://cdn.prod.www.spiegel.de/images/62829e6f-0001-0004-0000-000000156454_w1005_r1.33_fpx39.95_fpy50.jpg[/img]

[b]Username: [/b]tigressRising [b]Theme: [/b]Extreme Abilities [b]Species: [/b]Alaskan Wood Frog [b]Entry Type: [/b]Visual [b]Comment (Optional): [/b]Alaskan wood frogs can freeze up to 60% of their bodies and also stop breathing and stop their hearts from beating. This allows them to survive temperatures as low as -80 degrees Fahrenheit! In spring, they thaw out no worse for wear. [b]Entry:[/b] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=1&body=76&bodygene=19&breed=14&element=8&eyetype=9&gender=0&tert=156&tertgene=12&winggene=19&wings=76&auth=db097cb2531d480bb92465d2658e9e11416bf6bc&dummyext=prev.png[/img] [img]https://i.insider.com/578551cd88e4a71a008b78d7?width=700&format=jpeg&auto=webp.png[/img] [url=https://www.businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7#wood-frogs-freeze-their-bodies-1]Source[/url]

Username: TetsBL Theme: Day 5 - Extreme Abilities Species: Wallace's flying frog ([i]Rhacophorus nigropalmatus[/i]) Entry Type: Visual Comment (Optional): This is a frog that glides through the power of jazz hands, need I say more? Entry: [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=1&body=79&bodygene=26&breed=12&element=6&eyetype=8&gender=1&tert=42&tertgene=11&winggene=6&wings=10&auth=ef64f16b9e167999e1c0e5865540760c357de0a4&dummyext=prev.png[/img] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e4/9f/d7/e49fd7077c7cc7defaa7b42b8666107e.jpg[/img] Source: Stephen Dalton in Getty Images

[b]Username: [/b] ktg1214 [b]Theme: [/b] Extreme Abilities [b]Species: [/b] Bearded Vulture ([i]Gypaetus barbatus[/i]) [img]https://www.coniferousforest.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bearded-Vulture.jpg[/img] [img]https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,h_1248,w_2220/v1555922416/shape/mentalfloss/actual-header.png[/img] [b]Entry Type: [/b] Visual/Dress-up [b]Comment (Optional): [/b] being a scavenger means you have to be able to digest whatever diseases live in your food every day- eating mostly bones on top of that? How hardcore! Not to mention their social habits and all around wonderful appearance! The outfit is symbolic of a vulture with a higher social standing. It's thought that the darker the red in the feathers, the higher up the individual, since they've got all the time in the world do go take their clay baths. I think having the bare dragon with just a normal rusty appearance and then the outfit having the bright scarlet colors that are an adornment is another way in which this dragon can mimic a bearded vulture. [b]Entry:[/b][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=1&body=167&bodygene=8&breed=10&element=8&eyetype=8&gender=0&tert=48&tertgene=10&winggene=11&wings=157&auth=59d6694d794485d4fc1ca631f6f1894c080ad2a2&dummyext=prev.png[/img] [outfit=1408129]

[b]Username:[/b] Sidegrinder [b]Theme:[/b] Day 5 - Extreme Abilities [b]Species:[/b] Asian Bombardier Beetle ([i]Pheropsophus jessoensis[/i]) [b]Entry Type:[/b] Visual [b]Comment (Optional):[/b] The bombardier beetle possesses a fascinating defense mechanism - a caustic chemical spray that is catalyzed within a specialized gland near its rear, which can then be shot at targets up to four meters with surprising precision! [b]Entry:[/b] [center][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=1&body=75&bodygene=68&breed=19&element=2&eyetype=2&gender=0&tert=10&tertgene=65&winggene=72&wings=45&auth=9f73720ed90828f1d6b90f0a8192ce01d685ccbc&dummyext=prev.png[/img] [sub](Marigold/Gold/Obsidian)[/sub] [img]https://i.imgur.com/wcEoRHR.gif[/img] [sub][ [url=https://imgur.com/gallery/OMnmrYu]image source[/url] ][/sub][/center]